Cummins adds to strong track record in Lurgan

Timmy Cummins lifted the first major of the Lurgan season - almost 25 years to the day since setting the course record of 63.

The Malcolm Trophy was won with a nett 65 off five thanks to birdies at the first, 10th and 12th towards a level-par round.

It marked the second open trophy of the club calendar, with Cummins previously having won the Irwin Trophy.

Brendan Courtney recently appeared close to victory in difficult conditions before a late triple bogey. The Malcolm Trophy conditions proved similar and Courtney posted a nett 66 off 13 towards runner-up thanks to nine pars.

His handicap has now dropped from 14 to 10 across just two weeks of play.

Dairmuid Mitchell was third on nett 67 off 12 - with the main talking points his double bogey and birdie either side of the turn.

It marked another win for the Mitchell family following a midweek success enjoyed by his father, Laurence.

The list of six players on nett 68 was topped by Martin King off his 21 handicap.

King opened with a birdie before a string of poor results rocked his progress. However, he returned home with a four-under-handicap round.

Colm Nash junior and Jason McCann - the latter last year’s runner-up - finished next in line, with the former posting a key birdie and the latter enjoying an eagle.

Colin Atkinson, Eamon Lynch and Brian Clarke - handicaps, respectively, of 18, 4 and 12 - struggled for the consistency required to make an impact.

Gareth Moore won the gross with a 69, the only sub-par round of the day. His birdies arrived at the third, fourth, 10th and 15th holes.

The second gross prize went to David Sutton on a level-par 70, with a double bogey taking the shine off his card.